Picrosia

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Picrosia
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Picrosia longifolia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Cichorioideae
Tribe: Cichorieae
Subtribe: Microseridinae
Genus: Picrosia
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Type species
Picrosia longifolia
Synonyms [1]
  • PsilopogonPhil.

Picrosia is a genus of South American plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. [2] [3]

Species [1] [4]

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